I believe Matt is right about the core issue in this fight. WordPress cannot become a place where large companies extract massive value from the ecosystem while ignoring the responsibilities that come with that position.
But I also think the way the fight has been handled created unnecessary damage and fear in the ecosystem.
The software is still incredibly resilient.
But trust in the project is more fragile than ever. I hope the people involved find a way to lower the temperature, because the plugin and theme ecosystem depends on it.
> WordPress cannot become a place where large companies extract massive value from the ecosystem while ignoring the responsibilities that come with that position.
Matt made it very clear in his months of rambling and attacks that Wordpress is "his". This isn't about ecosystem, it's about his own sense of personal entitlement.
Most of the open-source aspects of WP have been revealed to be a sham. Nearly all the community managers were Automattic employees - even if he asked for more contribution (he didn't he tried to shakedown for money) anything WP Engine would have contributed would have been for the personal benefit of Mullenweg.
Maybe @photomatt should step down, if he’s got so much personal stuff going on and he can’t handle this? It seems like he’s been having some kind of mental health issue in public for the last 18 months or so.
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I believe Matt is right about the core issue in this fight. WordPress cannot become a place where large companies extract massive value from the ecosystem while ignoring the responsibilities that come with that position.
But I also think the way the fight has been handled created unnecessary damage and fear in the ecosystem.
The software is still incredibly resilient.
But trust in the project is more fragile than ever. I hope the people involved find a way to lower the temperature, because the plugin and theme ecosystem depends on it.
Matt made it very clear in his months of rambling and attacks that Wordpress is "his". This isn't about ecosystem, it's about his own sense of personal entitlement.
Most of the open-source aspects of WP have been revealed to be a sham. Nearly all the community managers were Automattic employees - even if he asked for more contribution (he didn't he tried to shakedown for money) anything WP Engine would have contributed would have been for the personal benefit of Mullenweg.
Wasn’t https://anchor.host/someone-bought-30-wordpress-plugins-and-... like, a month ago?